The about-face came after a public outcry over plans to reconsider Biden-era restrictions on the carcinogenic material.

Large sheets of asbestos cement are shredded and wettened. Through milling and heating, an alkaline slurry is created, which the company says dissolves the asbestos fibres.

The court heard how Mr Wilks had been commissioned by a property management firm to replace asbestos cement roof sheets on three garages off Green Walk in Bowden, Altrincham.

In the second case, the user of a piece of land where tires of various sizes and asbestos cement sheets were found was reported. In both cases, the areas were seized. These are, explains the Arma ...

The Global Fibre Cement Boards and Sheets Market was valued at USD 4.08 billion in 2023, and is expected to reach USD 5.90 billion by 2029, rising at a CAGR of 6.19%.

A company has been fined £30,000 for the unsafe removal of asbestos. DOV Services Ltd, based in East Malling, put children “at risk” while it was removing cement sheets from a school, the ...

Asbestos cement sheets are considered far less hazardous than the alternative low density boards, which are more friable or crumbly.